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Corruption Probe :Suspended EFCC Chairman, Magu Released From Police Custody - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 17, 2020
Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has been released from police custody.
Magu’s lawyer Toyin Ojaomo confirmed  that the suspended EFCC boss is no longer in confinement.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, asked Magu, to direct his bail application to the presidential panel.
Oluwatosin Ojaomo, Magu’s legal representative, had asked the IGP to grant bail to his client on “self-recognisance” — after the suspended EFCC chief had spent four days in custody.
But in a letter dated July 14, 2020, and addressed to  Ojaomo, the IGP said the police force is not investigating and detaining Magu, so, it cannot grant the bail request.
It also advised the lawyer to redirect his request to the chairman of the presidential panel for appropriate attention.


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Corruption: Senate Urges FG To Invest More In Preventing Than Fighting It - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2019
TheSenate has advised the Federal Government to invest more in preventingcorruption than fighting it.
TheChairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts Matthew Urhoghide, made the callwhen the Auditor-General of the Federation, Anthony Ayine, appeared before thecommittee to defend the 2019 budget of his office.
Hesaid to effectively tackle corruption, government ought to adequately fund theOffice of Auditor-General of the Federation. He added that for the governmentto achieve any meaningful impact in its fight against corruption, theAuditor-General’s Office needed to be adequately funded.
Urhoghidesaid the Auditor-General’s Office, like the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC required adequate funds for its activities to prevent acts ofindiscipline in agencies.
Heappealed to President Buhari to sign the Federal Audit Bill before him to givestrong backing to the fight against corruption in the country.u����}!�

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Cost Saving: Federal Government To Merge Agencies - Finance Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2022
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed,
however refuted those assertions that the government is planning on
sacking workers in to save funds. She also explained that President
Muhammadu Buhari had frequently said that no worker would be sacked.
Zainab however, said the government would encourage people to leave
government jobs by giving them incentives, adding that the government
would reduce overheads by ensuring that government agencies are
merged.
The Minister also announced that the Federal Government has plans to
increase the rate of Value Added Tax paid by Nigerians. The move is
coming just two years after the government increased VAT from five per
cent to 7.5 per cent.
Zainab, who was speaking on measures being adopted by the government
to shore up revenue, said there was a need for the government to generate
more tax revenue, adding that at 7.5 per cent, Nigeria has the lowest VAT
rate in the African region.

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Council Elections: FCT Police Relaxes Restriction Of Movement - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 11, 2022
The notice was contained in a statement signed by police spokesperson
Josephine Adeh.
The police had earlier announced a restriction of movement from
midnight to 4pm on Saturday.
The statement said The FCT Police Command has decided to relax the
restriction of movement as earlier announced for the Area Council
Election schedule to take place on the 12th February, 2022.
Consequently, members of the public are advised to go about their
normal legitimate business without the fear of harassment or molestation
of any kind from any quarters.
The Commissioner of Police FCT Police Command CP Babaji Sunday
psc. while assuring the members of public of the provision of a water
tight security before, during and after the election, urges members of the
public to come out in their numbers to vote for candidates of their
choice.

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Council Inducts 77 Nursing Graduates From UNIJOS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2022
The Registrar/Secretary General of the Council, Faruk Abubakar, administered the oath of office on the inductees in Jos.
Abubakar, tasked the inductees on professionalism and service to humanity, decrying the huge exit of professional nurses from country yearly in search for greener pasture abroad, advised the inductees to collaborate with other health professionals in the cause of their duties.
Abubakar thanked the university and the lecturers of the department for their commitment to duty and producing quality graduates.
On his part, the Vice of the University, Tanko Ishaya, said that the nursing department was established in 2003 and had since then churned out quality nurses who are contributing toward the growth of the health sector.
The vice chancellor expressed deep commitment of the management of the University to channel huge resources towards ensuring that the department thrives on quality.

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Council Mobilises 75 MSMES In Sokoto On Benefits Of AFCFTA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 26, 2021
The Executive Director of NEPC, Olusegun Awolowo, stated this during a workshop on today in Sokoto.
The workshop is titled: ”Export Competency Development Programme to Enhance MSMEs Success in ECOWAS and AfCFTA”.
Awolowo, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy, Akintunde Folorunso, underscored the importance of utilising trade opportunities through AfCFTA for maximum businesses growth.
He said the country’s business treaties which were ECOWAS Trade Liberation Scheme ETLS and AfCFTA have opened up exporters’ doors to the world’s largest market as recognised by the World Trade Organisation WTO.
He said the ECOWAS trade liberation scheme, is aimed at expanding the volume of intra-community trade in the sub region through the removal of both tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade on products originating from ECOWAS countries.
The Executive Director urged all exporters to diversify their export base by exporting more of value added products, so as to penetrate the free trade areas across Africa.
He added that NEPC with its mandate on promoting non-oil export,  will ensure that nation’s exporters were fully armed with necessary skills and requirements to be able to operate in market.

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Council Of Imams, Ulama Calls For Prayers, Precaution Against Covid-19 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 24, 2020
The Council of Imams and Ulama Kaduna State chapter hasurged all Muslims to adhere strictly to all precautionary advise against thespread of coronavirus in Nigeria.
The Council in a statement by the Secretary, Yusif YakubuArrigasiyu, urged the people of Kaduna State and beyond to ensure strictadherence to public health advises at all times to avoid contracting andspreading the corona virus.
The Council, based on expert advise, directed All Juma’atMosque and all five daily prayers whose population exceeded 20 to suspendcongregational prayers until further notice. It insisted that this directivesis in accordance with the teaching of the noble prophet Muhammad; peace andblessing of Allah be uphon him.
The council also appreciate the proactive measures been taken by the Kaduna stateGovernment to curtail the spread of the virus and therfore urged the people ofthe state to cooperate with the Government on the issue.
The Council appealed to well to do inviduals to assist theirneighbours who might find it difficult to take care of themselves at this verydifficult period, appealing to Muslim to intensify prayers for Allah’intervention so that the coronavirus case never find its way to Kaduna stateand all other parts of Nigeria that is yet to reach and cure those alreadyinfected.

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Counter-Insurgency: Argentina Seeks Partnership With NAF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
The Argentine Ambassador to Nigeria, Maria De Carmen Squeff,has
expressed the willingness of Argentine Government tocollaborate with
the Nigerian Air Force on aircraft acquisition, training,surveillance and
radar technology in the fight against insurgency and otherareas.
NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in astatement,
said the Ambassador disclosed this when she visited theChief of the Air
Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at the HeadquartersNAF, Abuja.
The Ambassador emphasised the strong desire of the Argentine
government to strengthen the relationship between the twocountries
beyond economic and political collaborations.
She noted that Argentina, beyond being renowned for meatproduction
and excelling in the game of football, among others, hadover the years,
developed significant capability in aircraft manufacturingand radar
technology.
Squeff said this had helped the country to better secure itsland and
maritime borders whilst also contributing immensely to thesuccesses
recorded in the area of agriculture.


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Counter Insurgency: Nigerian Troops Kill 42 Fleeing Armed Bandits In Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 20, 2021
According to report, the joint security operatives laid an ambush for the
bandits, who were fleeing the ongoing military operations in
neighbouring Zamfara State.
A source involved in the operation said that during the gun duel, a
soldier was killed while another sustained injury.

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Counter-Insurgency: Scores Of ISWAP Terrorists Killed In Borno Attack - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 29, 2021
Sadly, according to the military authorities, two gallant soldiers paid the supreme price during the encounter.
The terrorists in several gun trucks attempted to infiltrate the Forward Operating Base but were fiercely resisted leading to several casualties on their part.
The director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, said the vigilant troops of Sector 3 Operation HADIN KAI supported by the Nigerian Air Force component, brought devastating volume of fire on the terrorists.
He said the terrorists, having suffered several human and equipment casualties, retreated in disarray.
Military sources said at least 26 bodies of the terrorists were recovered after the aerial bombardment.

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Counter Insurgency: Troops Neutralise Four Bandits, Several Others In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2021
Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised four notorious bandits
in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.
The success follows the ongoing military operations against armed
bandits, and human intelligence checks carried out by the troops in a
valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’ in Igabi LGA.
According to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home
Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the four bandits were neutralised through air
interdictions, when the military engaged them at the location, as part of
combined ground and air assaults on identified bandit enclaves.
Maikwandaraso is close to Karshi village, and shares boundaries with
the infamous Kawara and Malul forests in the same Igabi LGA, which
have been identified as the hub of several armed bandit camps and
hideouts.
Several other bandits were also eliminated in the same cycle of air
interdictions and ground offensives.

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Counter-Terrorism: Buhari Arrives Ouagadougou For ECOWAS Summit - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 14, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari hasarrived in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to attend the ECOWASExtraordinary Summit on Counter Terrosism.
A statement from the Media office ofthe State House, Abuja, said the President was received on arrival at theOuagadougou International Airport by President Roch Kabore of Burkina Faso, onSaturday.
Others at the airport included theDirector General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, ExecutiveSecretary of Lake Chad Basin Commission, Ambassador Nuhu Mamman and members ofthe Nigerian Community in Burkina Faso.
According to the statement, thesummit by ECOWAS leaders and leaders from Chad, Cameroon and Mauritania isexpected to adopt an action plan to address the spread of terrorism and violentextremism in the region.
The Nigerian leader is expected toaddress the Summit where he will renew his call for West African leaders “tostrive to provide the necessary resources and tools” for regional initiativessuch as Multinational Joint Task Force and the G5 Sahel Joint Force.

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Counter-Terrorism: Defence Chief Says Ministry Of Defence Not Involved In Military Operations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2019
TheChief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin says the Ministry of Defenceis an oversight agency for the military and is not involved in its operations.
Olonisakinmade the clarification in Abuja at a “policy brief dissemination on counter-terrorismlegislation in Nigeria’’, which was organised by a Non-GovernmentalOrganisation, NGO, Cleen Foundation, focused on key findings andrecommendations from its survey findings.
Hehowever, noted that the army, the navy and air force, all work for the defenceheadquarters.
Olonisakinsaid that the ministry of defence was the grand strategic level with authorityto oversee the military. He, however, said that both arms of defence would worktowards building a healthy relationship between civilians and the military.
TheExecutive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC Tony Ojukwulauded the government for the introduction of the National Security Strategy,National Cyber Security Strategy and the Terrorism Prevention Act.


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Counter-Terrorism: Minister Of Defense Refutes Allegation Of Human Rights Abuses By Troops - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2021
He debunked the allegation when the United States Acting Ambassador to Nigeria, Kathleen Gibbon, paid him a courtesy visit, in Abuja.
The Minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri in a statement, said Magashi assured the international community of Federal government’s respect for the domestic and International laws on human rights abuses.
He noted that the troops were guided by the extant laws of the land as enshrined in the constitution and rules of engagements as well as acts and other laws to warrant any form of abuse.
The minister, however, thanked the U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM and the U.S. Office of the Defence Cooperation for the delivery of the NAF Super Tulcano aircraft and the training of NAF Pilots and engineers.
Earlier, the Acting Ambassador, Kathleen Gibbon, pledged the continuous support of the U.S. for Nigeria, adding that the remaining six Super Tulcano would arrive the country by September.


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Counter-Terrorism: NAF To Conduct Simulation Exercise On Kaduna, Birnin Gwari Road - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 28, 2019
TheNigerian Air Force, NAF says it will conduct a simulation exercise oncounter-terrorism, codenamed, “EXERCISE NA ZO”, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwariroad.
NAFDirector of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramolawho announced this in a statement in Abuja said there will be restriction ofvehicular movement at the aforementioned road during the exercise.
Daramolaadvised the public not to panic, but to go about their normal businesses, asthe NAF would endeavour to minimise disruptions to normal activities.
Thestatement also called on the public, especially residents of Birnin-Gwari andAfaka as well as their environs, that the Nigerian Air Force will conduct asimulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, EXERCISE NA ZO, along theKaduna-Birnin Gwari Road today, Monday.

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Counter Terrorism: Troops Foil ISWAP Attempted Attack On Surrendered Terrorists In Damboa – Army - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2021
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
He said that the ISWAP terrorists had resorted to attacks on surrendered Boko Haram members and their families in a desperate move to curtail the unprecedented depletion of its fighting force.
Nwachukwu disclosed that the gallant troops of 25 Task Force Brigade engaged the terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to withdraw in disarray and ensure that Damboa did not fall to their antics.
He said that the terrorists made futile attempts to access the facility housing the surrendered BHT members, but retreated when confronted with the superior firepower of the troops.
The Army spokesperson also enjoined the public to provide actionable and timely information on the activities of the criminal elements and their collaborators.

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Countries’ Climate Promises Not Enough To Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming – UN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 27, 2022
The UN gave the warning in a report published by the UN Climate Change.
The current combined National Determined Contributions NDCs meaning the countries’ national efforts to tackle emissions and mitigate climate change are leading the planet to at least 2.5 degrees of warming.
This is a level deemed catastrophic by scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.
In 2019, the IPCC indicated that to curb global warming, CO2 emissions needed to be cut by 43 per cent by 2030, compared to 2010 levels, but current climate plans show a 10.6 per cent increase instead.

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Coup Attempt :Nigeria, ECOWAS Demand Unconditional Release Of Guinea President - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 6, 2021
The regional body in a statement signed by the Chair of the Authority and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, demands the immediate and unconditional release of the President of the Republic of Guinea
Moyo Thomas reports that around mid day on Sunday, the Commander of the Special forces of Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya launched an attack against the government, shootings close to the Presidential Palace in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea
The soldiers, appeared on National TV claiming to have dissolved the government
The attempted takeover, the defence Ministry of the country says was thwarted and contained by the Presidential guards and those loyal to President Alpha Conde
Casualties have also been recorded in the sporadic shooting
The Military Junta under the name, National Committee for reconciliation and development says they acted because of the corruption and high rate of poverty in the country

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Coup Attempt: President Buhari Receives Briefing On Situation In Guinea Bissau - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 7, 2022
Buhari’s Spokesman Femi Adesina in a statement in Abuja, said the President was updated on the development on the sidelines of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The statement added that the President met with Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, Suzi Barbosa, who gave a detailed presentation of the attempt to overthrow the constitutional order in her country. Suzi added that the coup plotter destroyed the presidential palace with bazookas and killed 11 people.
Buhari also vowed to consult with other ECOWAS leaders on how full normalcy could be restored to the embattled country at the shortest possible time.

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Coup D’etat: ECOWAS Suspends Guinea’s Membership, Sends Mission To Conakry - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2021
A communiqué was issued after a virtual meeting of the organisation, convened by ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, to discuss the political developments in Guinea.
It added that the visit of the mission would be led by Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey with representatives from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and the ECOWAS Commission.
The bloc also resolved to suspend the membership of Guinea and called for the immediate restoration of civil rule in the country.
The communiqué however, explained that the authority expresses worry over the political developments in the Republic of Guinea following the coup d’etat of September 5 and their consequences for regional peace and stability. The Mission also demanded the immediate restoration of civilian rule in Guinea, adding that the defense and security forces should maintain a constitutional posture.
It added that an ECOWAS mission led by Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey with representatives from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and the ECOWAS Commission would visit Guinea on Thursday.

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Coup: ECOWAS Chairman Condemns Failed Attempt In Ethiopia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 27, 2019
The Chairman of Economic Commission of West African States, ECOWAS, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, on Thursday condemned the coup attempt in Ethiopia.
The Chairman, in a statement in Abuja, expressed sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the coup attempt as well as the people and government of Ethiopia.
Buhari said the commission was committed to the ideals of the African Union on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance adopted at the 8th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007.
He said in his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and on behalf of our Regional Organisation, they strongly condemn the coup attempt in the Amhara Region and the tragic events in the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on Saturday 22 June, 2019.
Buhari, therefore, called on parties involved to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any action that could undermine the peace, unity and stability of Ethiopia.


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Coup: Mali Could Delay Elections - Interim Prime Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2021
Mali’s progress back to democracy following the August 2020 overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is being closely monitored in a region that has experienced four coups in 13 months, two of them in Mali.
Under pressure from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, a regional bloc, Mali’s new military leaders agreed to an 18-month transition that would culminate with presidential and legislative elections on February 27, 2022.
Mali’s Interim Prime Minister, Choguel Maiga in an interview with Radio France International and France24 on Sunday, said date could be postponed by “two weeks, two months, a few months.
Last month the bloc stated that it would impose sanctions, including asset freezes, on anyone holding up preparations for Mali’s elections.
In another development, the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Greece says a magnitude 5.8 strong quake hit the country’s Crete island on Monday. According to Greek scientists, the tremor’s epicentre was located at a depth of 10 kilometres, some 25 kilometres, south of the city of Heraklion, the capital of Crete island, while aftershocks up to 4.3 magnitude have followed.

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Coup Rumour: Defence Headquarters Says Story Is Handiwork Of Mischief Makers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 15, 2021
Acting Director, Defence Media Operations Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko in Abuja stated that the military high command warned all mischief makers and their representations not to draw the military into their engagements.
He noted that the report which attributed the source of its story to Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu was the handiwork of mischief makers.
Onyeuko explained that the publication was also the handiwork of enemies of state as well as a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead the public to cause disharmony in the polity.
According to him, the online newspaper manipulated, with the intent of disinformation, a previous message released in May by the then Director of Defence Information, who is the current Army spokesperson. The Acting Director however assured that the armed forces remained loyal to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari

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Coup: US, EU Caution Sudan Military Against Naming Own Premier - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 5, 2022
The countries explained that they would not support a Prime Minister or government appointed without the involvement of a broad range of civilian stakeholders.
It would be recalled that Former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday amid a political deadlock and prevalent protests resulting from October’s military coup.
The Western countries again warned the military’s actions against protesters, over 50 people have been killed since the coup. On Tuesday in several cities, security forces fired tear gas to disperse large crowds demonstrating against military rule

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Coups: International Community Will No Longer Accept Unconstitutional Seizure Of Power – Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2022
According to a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo
stated this on Sunday in Accra, Ghana, where he represented President
Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS
Authority of Heads of State and Government to discuss the political
situation in the Republic of Mali.
At the Summit on Sunday, ECOWAS agreed to impose additional
sanctions on the military junta in Mali, withdraw all ECOWAS
Ambassadors in the country, and also close land and air borders between
ECOWAS Member-States and Mali.
The Vice President disclosed that there was a strong resolve by
ECOWAS Member-States to stand against coup d’états in the sub-
region.
Earlier in his remarks at the opening session of the Summit, Chairman of
ECOWAS, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, praised the
commitment and support of West African leaders to the progress and
prosperity of the sub-region.

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Court Adjourns Kaduna APC Congress Case To July 4th. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 2, 2019
The Federal High court sitting in Kaduna hadadjoined to 4th July, 2019 a case brought before it to determine whether theAll Progressive Congress, APC in the state had conducted congress in wards,Local governments, and state level before the 2019 general elections.
Liberty News Correspondent, Muhammed Idris reportsthat Justice Zainab Abubakar gave the order on a matter filed by the appellantMustapha Inuwa and nineteen others against the first defendant APC, seconddefendant former national chairman of APC John Oyegun Adigun and the third  defendant; the Independent National ElectoralCommission INEC
The Presiding Judge, Justice Zainab Abubakaraffirmed during today’s hearing that the case is not a pre-election matter.
During the sitting, the first and third defendant;All Progressive Congress APC and the Independent National Electoral CommissionINEC respectively were not represented by their counsels.
However only the second defendant, former nationalchairman of APC John Oyegun Adigun was represented by his counsel BaristerBashir Abubakar.


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Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Till Wednesday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2022
The adjournment followed Kanu’s complain that the Federal Government failed to promptly serve him the fresh 15-count amended charge it brought before the court.
Kanu, through is team of lawyers led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, further accused Federal Government of denying him the necessary facility to defend the charge against him.
Ozekhome, told the court that the amended charge was served on them, barely 24 hours to the scheduled hearing.
On his part, the Prosecution team, led by Mohammed Labaran from the Federal Ministry of Justice, said he was not opposed to the court granting a short adjournment to enable the defence lawyers to study the charge.
Meanwhile, before adjourning the case, Justice Binta Nyako, ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, to allow Kanu to have a change of cloth.

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Court Admitted 377 Exhibits Tendered By The PDP Challenging Tinubu Legitimacy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 1, 2023
At the resumed hearing in the matter, the PDP and Atiku, through their legal team, informed the court that the documents in evidence were in respect of 33 states of the federation, with the exclusion of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Lagos states.
However, Tinubu, through his team of lawyers, objected to the tendering of information, which according to the petitioners were extracted from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS machines that were used for the conduct of the 2023 presidential election.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, said it was also opposed to the admissibility of the documents but for the printout of data from BVAS it deployed to three states – Kogi, Sokoto and Rivers.
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Court bars APC NWC From Stopping Tuesday NEC Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2020
An Abuja High Court has barred theNational Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, APC Babatunde Ogala;the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu; and Waziri Bulama fromtaking any steps to interrupt the meeting of the APC, National ExecutiveCommittee, summoned by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC andscheduled for March 17.
Justice S.U. Bature in a ruling madethe restraining order following an ex-parte application by one Mustapha Salihu.
The Court also made an orderpersuading the 4 defendant, APC to give effect to the resolveof the Working Committee convening the National Executive Committee meeting orany subsequent date pending the hearing of the Motion on Notice already filed.
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Court Bars EFCC From Prosecuting Ex-Customs Boss Dikko - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
November 25, 2019
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been barred from prosecutinga former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko.
Theorder was given by a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by JusticeNnamdi Dimgba while delivering judgement in a suit instituted by Dikko.
JusticeDimgba said the non-prosecution agreement entered into between the AttorneyGeneral of the Federation AGF, Abubakar Malami, and the plaintiff, was bindingon EFCC.
Theagreement was said to have been based on the return of 1.5 billion nairaproceeds of alleged crimes he committed while in office to the coffers of thefederal government.
Thejudge held that the Attorney General being the chief law officer of thefederation has powers and discretion on prosecution matters by virtue of theprovisions of Section 174 of the Constitution.

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Court Case: Buhari Says He Is Not Surprise By Atiku’s Action - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
March 9, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari says the court caseinstituted against his electoral victory by Atiku Abubakar, the defeatedcandidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP is not unexpected.
The Presidentstated this shortly after casting his vote during the gubernatorial and StateHouse Assembly elections at the polling unit in Daura, Katsina State.
The IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC had on February 27 declaredthe president winner of the 2019 presidential election held on February 23.
Buhari wasdeclared re-elected having polled over 15 million votes, winning in 19 states,to defeat 72 other candidates, including Atiku Abubakar, who scored over 11million votes.
However, Atiku,who won in 17 states and Abuja to occupy the second position, had through hislegal team filed case at the Presidential Election Tribunal, challenging theresult of the election.
Atiku haddemanded that materials used for the February 23  presidentialelection be inspected by his legal team.


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An Abuja High Court on Monday, declined to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a verdict, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it conclude its investigation.
Justice Ekwo also held that the sister court, which gave the order in favour of NDLEA on February22, was a court of coordinate jurisdiction.
The judge, however, said he was inclined to hear Kyari’s fundamental enforcement rights suit with the urgency it deserves after the expiration of the 14-day court order.
He then adjourned until March 15 to hear Kyari’s application to demand for his fundamental right enforcement.
Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had granted the agency’s application to have Kyari and others suspects linked to the alleged drug trafficking  detained for 14 more days to complete its investigation.
Kyari, through his lawyer, had, on February 21, approached the court with an ex-parte motion and originating summons seeking for a bail and asking the court to enforce his fundamental human rights which he alleged had been breached by unlawful arrest and detention. He urged the court to make an order directing the NDLEA to pay him 500 million naira for infringing on his rights.

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Court Delivers Ruling In Maina’s Bail Application Thursday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 5, 2019
TheFederal High Court, Abuja said that it would deliver its ruling on the bailapplication filed by the former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team,Abdulrasheed Maina, on November 7.
JusticeOkon Abang fixed the date, after taking arguments from the defence andprosecution counsel.
EFCCcharged Maina with 12-counts bordering on money laundering, operatingfictitious bank accounts and fraud.
However,Maina pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

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Court Denies Abba Kyari, Accomplice Bail - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 28, 2022
Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday morning, held that the
prosecution has placed sufficient materials before the court to warrant
the refusal of bail to both senior police officers.
Instead, Justice Nwite granted an accelerated hearing of the case.
The duo alongside five others were charged in relation to offences of
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Court Dismisses Abba Kyari’s Fundamental Rights Suit Against NDLEA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 7, 2022
Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit after counsel for the NDLEA,
Joseph Sunday, prayed the court that the matter be struck out.
When the matter was called, Cynthia Ikena, lawyer to Kyari, was absent.
Joseph Sunday, NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution and Legal Services,
urged the court to strike out the suit.
Justice Ekwo said he was informed that Ikena sent a letter, praying the
court for an adjournment.
But the letter was not filed by the lawyer and therefore not in
compliance with the court rule.
The judge directed that the letter be shown to the NDLEA’s counsel.
The NDLEA’s Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, who
expressed surprise with the development, said he was not copied in the
letter in accordance with the rule of the court.
He prayed the court to strike out the matter.
After listening to NDLEA’s lawyer, Justice Ekwo struck out the case.
Kyari and his co-defendants, who are police officers, in the alleged drug
trafficking charge preferred against them and two others before Justice
Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, are currently in Kuje
Correctional Centre based on the order of the trial judge.


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Court Dismisses Mamu’s Request For Transfer From DSS Custody. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) to the Kuje Correctional Centre.
Delivering the ruling today Monday, Justice Ekwo held that the FG had raised the issue of incessant jailbreaks in prisons as a major ground to oppose the request for transfer to Kuje.
The judge added that Mamu did not contradict or dispute the averments as required by law.
According to the judge, since the averments were not challenged by Mamu
They are deemed to be facts and facts admitted need no further proof.
The judge subsequently ordered Mamu to remain in DSS custody throughout his trial for the criminal charges against him.
The DSS, on March 21, 2023, arraigned him on 10 counts of terrorism financing, among others but he pleaded not guilty to the charges.


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Court Dismisses NDLEA’s Objection To Take Abba Kyari’s Bail Plea - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2022
Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order on a day the NDLEA claimed that
it was not served with Kyari’s application.
Counsel to the agency, Mike Kasa, told the court that he had yet to
receive a copy of the bail request that was attached to Kyari’s suit.
Consequently, in a short ruling, Justice Ekwo, directed both parties to go
back and put their house in order, even as he adjourned the matter till
Monday to hear the motion for bail.
DCP Kyari, who hitherto headed the Police Intelligence Response Team,
IRT, had in the suit he filed against the Federal Government, challenged
his continued detention in the custody of the NDLEA over alleged
cocaine deal.
He is among other things, praying the court to order FG to pay him
N500million and also tender written apology to him in two national
dailies for the unlawful violation of his fundamental human rights.
Besides, he prayed the court to order his release on bail to enable him to
take care of his deteriorating health condition, which he claims include:
diabetes; high blood pressure and severe heart disease.

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Court Dissolves Zamfara APC Excos, Orders Fresh Congresses - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Presiding Judge, Justice Bello Tukur Gummi in his judgment ordered the dissolution of the executive councils from the ward, local government and state levels.
Gummi upheld the complaints by Surajo Garba and 138 others that they were disenfranchised during the 2018 party Congress, adding that the congresses that produced the leadership of the party was not conducted in line with law and order therefore a nullity.
The Judge also ordered the dissolved excos to stop parading themselves as party leaders.
The court also ordered for fresh congresses in which due process should be followed and level playing ground given to all members.
Counsel to Surajo Garba, Misbahu  Salaudeen expressed satisfaction with the ruling. However, counsel to the sacked party executives, Kelechi Odeoyegbo said they would study the judgement and possible appeal underway.

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Court Fails To Rule On Maina’s Bail Application - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 7, 2019
An Abuja, High Court failed todeliver ruling on Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team,PRTM’s bail application.
Justice Okon Abang said the date forruling would be made known at the close of work. He also attributed the reasonto the heavy workload on the Court.
Maina, whose trial was stalled onTuesday due to ill-health, was, on Thursday, wheeled into Court 6, where hisbail application was expected to be taken.
Maina had, on October 25,arraigned alongside a firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd, by theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice Okon Abang. Hewas charged with 12 counts bordering on money laundering, operating fictitiousbank accounts and fraud.

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Court Fixes August 20 For Abbo’s Trial - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2019
A Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court Abuja, on Monday, fixed August 20, for the trial of Senator Elisha Abbo who allegedly assaulted a nursing woman in Abuja.
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Theoffence that bordered on criminal force and assault which is contrary tosection 263 and 264 of the penal code.
TheMagistrate, Abdullahi Ilelah, also ordered the prosecution counsel, to supplythe defendant’s counsel with all the materials he intends to rely on to defendhis client.
Ilelahadjourned the case until August 20 for hearing.
Earlier,the prosecution counsel told the court that Abbo was arraigned on July 8, basedon preliminary investigation.
Idachabatold the court that he received the case file late and the video that has goneviral is an electronically generated video which needed to be properlyinvestigated.
Heprayed the court to grant him an adjournment to complete investigation in thematter and to enable him to serve the defendant counsel all the materials heintends to rely on.


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Court Fixes Date To Hear Final Forfeiture Of Diezani’s $40m Jewellery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 30, 2019
TheFederal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed September 2 for further hearingin the application seeking the final forfeiture of $40million worth ofjewellery from the premises of the former minister of Petroleum Resources,Diezani Allison-Madueke.
The application was brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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JusticeNicholas Oweibo granted the adjournment on Thursday, at the instance of all theparties in the case.
Counselto EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo told the judge that he had just been served a counteraffidavit by the defense and would need time to respond.
Allison-Madueke’scounsel also agreed to the request for an adjournment. He told the court thathe was from the Law Firm of Awa Kalu, SAN and that the firm would appreciate anadjournment as their resources are currently overstretched.
JusticeOweibo subsequently adjourned the case to September 2.


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Court Grants ICPC’s Request To Freeze Bank Accounts Linked To Ex-Gov Yari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2019
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday, gave the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission  a go-ahead to freeze the Polaris and Zenith Bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, pending the conclusion of its investigation.
ICPC had sought the court order in anexparte motion to freeze the ex-governor’s account.
Akponimisingha, who is a Senior LegalOfficer with the commission, said the motion exparte was dated August 5 andfiled on 6.
The lawyer told Justice Taiwo Taiwothat the commission sought the order of the court based on the law that givesthe court the jurisdiction to hear the case.
He said the motion was brought inaccordance with Section 17, Subsection 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Advance Fee Fraudand Other Related Act 2006; Section 48, Subsection 1, 2, 3a and b of theCorruption Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.
In his ruling, Justice Taiwo, whogranted the prayers sought by the ICPC, asked the commission to put therespondents on notice and the publication be made in The Punch Newspaper withinseven days, excluding Auust 16.


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Court Grants NDLEA’S Request To Detain Abba Kyari’s Alleged Accomplices For 14 Days - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2022
Justice Zainab Abubakar gave the order for the detention of Chibunna
Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus for 14 days in the NDLEA
facility in Abuja pending investigation.
Justice Abubakar gave the order after listening to the Director,
Prosecution and Legal Services of the NDLEA, Joseph. Sunday who
moved an ex-parte application to that effect.

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Court Halts NNPC Ongoing Recruitment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 19, 2019
An Abuja High Court has ordered the suspension ofNigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC ongoing job recruitment pendingdetermination of a suit filed by one Pelumi Olajengbesi.
Olajengbesi, a public interest lawyer, had commencedthe enforcement of the Fundamental Rights of all potential applicants to setaside the recruitment by the NNPC on the ground that it wasdiscriminatory.
The recruitment had disqualified Nigerians above theage of 28 from applying for the vacant positions.
Olajengbesi had faulted the age criterion placed onthe ongoing recruitment of the NNPC noting that it violated section 3 of theFundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure, 2009 which protected the publicinterest of Nigerians.
He had written to the then Group Managing Director ofNNPC Maikanti Baru, on March 26, threatening to drag the organisation to courtfor placing discriminatory age requirement on qualified Nigerians who wouldhave applied for the jobs advertised by the corporation.
The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Tsoho informedthe respondents counsel that his counter was not proper before the Court andhad not been regularised. He adjourned the matter until October 29, forhearing.

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Court Hears Zakzaky’s Plea For Foreign Trip - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 17, 2019
A KadunaState High Court will on Thursday hear the application of the leader of IslamicMovement in Nigeria , Ibrahim El-Zazaky and wife, Zinat, seeking to travel toIndia for medical attention.
The State Director of Public Prosecution, Dari Bayero said on Wednesday in Kaduna that the application would be heard on Thursday.
Read: Police, Shiites Clash Again In Abuja
Bayerosaid the IMN leader brought the application seeking permission to travel toMetanta Hospital, New Delhi, India and return to Nigeria as soon as they aredischarged.
Bayerosaid that Justice D.H Khobo would preside over the hearing on the applicationon July 18.


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Court Judgement: Police Extend Curfew In Bayelsa To February 23rd - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 19, 2020
The Bayelsa state Police Command has extended the three-daydusk-to dawn curfew earlier imposed on the state from February 17to23.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia announcedthe curfew extension at a news briefing in Yenagoa.
He also advised members of the public to remain indoors assecurity agencies will be out to arrest anyone who violates the curfew and suchoutlaws will be prosecuted.
The Police Chief called for calm as the command is poised toensure the safety of lives and property in the state.
The Bayelsa Police Command had imposed three daysdusk-to-dawn curfew earlier.

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Court-Martial: Appeal Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Army General - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2019
An Abuja Court of Appeal has set aside the judgementof a special military Court-Martial that convicted a former Chief ofTransformation and Innovation at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Major GeneralIbrahim Sani.
Justice Tinuade Akomolade-Wilson ruled that theentire proceedings of the court-martial were conducted in a manner thatbreached and denied General Sani his right of fair hearing as contained inSection thirty six of 1999 Constitution.
General Sani was arraigned on May 20th, 2016, beforethe court-martial without any charge leveled against him. On July 4th, however,a nine-count charge bordering on service property, making of false documentsand cheating, were filed against him.
The charge was in relation to his role in thefacilitation for the allocation of a parcel of land in Asokoro Abuja, which wasapplied by and allocated to some officers of the Nigerian Army, Air Force andNavy by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
The Army officer went to the Appeal Courtchallenging the decision of the special Court-Martial set up by the Chief ofArmy Staff, Tukur Buratai.


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Court Of Appeal To Deliver Judgment On Friday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2019
The Court of Appeal is expected to today, Friday deliverjudgment in a suit filed against President Muhammadu Buhari challenging hisqualification for the 2019 Presidential election.
A three-member panel of the Appeal Court presided over byJustice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson, had on, July 8, reserved judgment in the suitafter listening to the argument canvassed by counsel to parties in the matter.
The Court earlier held that date for its judgment would becommunicated to parties.
But as the sixty-day time frame provided by the law for thehearing of the matter expires July 12, the court today communicated to partiesof its readiness to deliver its judgment on July 12.
Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris had approachedthe appellate court to nullify and set aside the Judgment of the Federal HighCourt.
The trial Court declined to hear their suit instituted tochallenge the educational qualification of President Buhari before the conductof the 2019 general election.#


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Court Okays EFCC Request To Freeze Bauchi State Account - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2019
The FederalHigh Court Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC’s prayer to freeze the First City Monument Bank, FCMB’s of the BauchiState government.
The EFCC,through his Counsel, Abubakar Aliyu, in an Exparte Order sought the order ofthe Court to freeze the account pending the conclusion of the on-going investigationby the commission.
The stategovernment presently has about eleven billion naira in the bank account.
Thepresiding judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of ordered the EFCC to withintwenty-one-days, notify the respondents; the Bauchi State government and the FCMBabout the Court’s decision.
The Judge,however, adjourned further hearing until September 3rd.
Earlier,counsel to the EFCC told the Judge that the commission was investigating amoney-laundering case in which the account featured prominently. He said manynon-existent companies were used to transfer funds from the account.

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Court Order: Umahi’s Reaction To Court Order Unacceptable - NBA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 9, 2022
Umahi and his deputy were on Tuesday sacked on the grounds of their
defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All
Progressives Congress, APC.
The NBA, in a statement signed by its President, Olumide Akpata,
expressed the displeasure that Umahi, after his sacking, accused the
Court of murdering justice, adding that the Governor also arrogated to
himself the judicial powers and magisterial authority to declare the
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction as null and void.
The NBA said Umahi is expected to have called for calm from his
supporters and assured them that all legal and constitutional avenues
would be explored to challenge the judgment but instead gave such a
response.
The NBA, therefore, demand an immediate apology from the governor
and a retraction of the comments he made against the person and
Judgment of the Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court.


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Court Ordered Arrest, Prosecution Of APC Chairman, Oshiomhole - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 10, 2020
An Abuja High Court has ordered service of court papers on submission seeking order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to arrest and prosecute the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Adams Oshiomhole over alleged fraud.
The presiding judge, Justice AnwuliChikere gave the order in an ex-parte request by an anti-corruption crusader,Bishop Osadolor Ochei, who alleged that Oshiomhole diverted state funds topersonal use.
Justice Chikere, while directingthat the EFCC be also served with the same Court process, stressed that theservice be done within five days from October 9, 2018 when the order was made.
The ex-parte filed by his counsel,West Idahosa has Oshiomole and the EFCC as first and second respondents.
Idahosa, in arguing the motion,urged the Court to allow the plaintiffs file their reply to the weightyallegations made against them by the applicant in support of the federalgovernment’s anti-corruption fight.


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Court Orders FG To Account For $5bn Recovered Abacha’s Loot - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 10, 2023
Justice James Omotosho, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, gave the order while delivering judgment on a Freedom of Information suit, filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP.
He added that the Government must provide the details within seven days of the judgment.
The court, according to a statement by SERAP, ordered the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to disclose the exact amount of money stolen by Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of the Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari.
The judge also faulted the claim by the Ministry of Finance that it had no details of the spending of the Abacha loot.


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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Assets Linked To Ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2019
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Fridayordered the permanent forfeiture of some assets linked to a former Head ofService of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita.
Although details of the case were not read out inthe open court, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa made the order of finalforfeiture of the monetary assets to the Federal Government.
The assets were earlier returned to the Economic andFinancial Crimes Commission by a suspect linked to Oyo-Ita.
President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the formerHead of Service Oyo-Ita to proceed on indefinite leave to allow a proper investigationby the EFCC in the allegations against her.
Counsel to the EFCC lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, saysthe funds were voluntarily returned to the commission as proceeds of crime byan associate of Oyo-Ita.
He also reminded the court that it had on June 28,2019, granted an ex parte application ordering the interim forfeiture of theassets.
Abubakar explains that as at Thursday 26th ofAugust, no one had come out to challenge the interim court order on assetforfeiture despite the fact that it had been served on the suspect.

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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani’s Jewellery Worth 40 Million Dollars - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2019
A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has granted afinal forfeiture to the Federal Government, the $40m worth of jewellries seizedfrom the premises of the former minister of Petroleum Resources, DiezaniAllison-Madueke.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo ruled that the formerMinister had failed to show cause why the jewelries should not be forfeited tothe Federal Government of Nigeria.
In his application for the final forfeiture order,Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , Rotimi Oyedepo hadtold the judge that the expensive jewellries comprising wristwatches, necklaces,bracelets, bangles, earrings, a customized gold phone and more were reasonablysuspected to have being acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities of theformer Minister.
The Former Minister on her part had challenged theseizure of the jewellries from her premises by the Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission.

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Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Funds Linked To Patience Jonathan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
AFederal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of the 8.4million dollars and N7.4 billion found in accounts linked to a former firstLady, Patience Jonathan.
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had sought a final forfeiture ofthe sums found in various accounts linked to the former first lady.
EFCChad secured an interim order for forfeiture of the sums on April 20, 2018,before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, following a motion exparte.
EFCCcounsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, had on October 29, 2018, moved his motion for finalforfeiture of the sums to the Federal Government.
Meanwhile,defence counsels, Messrs Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and IgeAsemudara had respectively moved processes in opposition to the motion forfinal forfeiture.
Thecourt on January 15 admitted electronic evidences presented by respondentcounsels, which depicted videos showing various business outfits of FinchleyTop Homes Ltd. and Magel Resort Ltd.
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Court Orders IGP, Kyari To Appear On September 25 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 11, 2019
A Jos Federal High Court Judge, Justice Dorcas Agishi hasordered the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and The DeputyCommissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari toappear on September 25 to show cause why they should not be charged withcontempt.
The order is coming seven days after they failed to producea suspect in court for trial.
The suspect, Nanpon Sambo was reportedly arrested anddetained by the police since February 2019 but had not been charged before anylaw court in Nigeria.
Agishi ordered that the Police boss and Kyari must appearbefore the court on the next adjourned date of September 25.
The Inspector General of Police and Abba Kyari are toproduce the accused person in the registry of the court in Jos immediately fordocumentation and transfer to Jos Prisons pending the resumption of the courtfrom vacation.


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Court Orders Police To Release, Pay Nnamdi Kanu’s Supporter n50 Million - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The presiding judge, Justice Z.B. Abubakar, who gave the order, also awarded fifty million naira as compensatory and exemplary damages to Onyegbule.
Kanu and IPOB’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in an issued statement, said the Court also ordered the Police to tender an apology to Solomon Onyegbule on national newspapers.
Ejiofor promised that his team would continue to ensure that all Igbos who were illegally imprisoned in various facilities of the security agencies in different parts of the country are freed and compensated.

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Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s Plea, House Arrest. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2024
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking an order setting aside the 2017 order revoking his bail for alleged abscondment from trial.
Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, also rejected Kanu’s request to be transferred to Kuje Correctional Centre.
In the event that his application for an order vacating the revocation order of his bail was overruled.
Justice Nyako, who said the court had several times decided on the IPOB leader’s bail plea issue.
The judge held that any further application on this ground would be regarded as an abuse of court process.
The court adjourned the matter until June 19 and 20 for trial commencement.


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Court Remands Maina In Correctional Center - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 25, 2019
An AbujaHigh Court has ordered the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to remandformer Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina in the NigerianCorrectional Service‘s centre pending the determination of the case.
Justice OkonAbang, who gave the directive, adjourned the matter till October 30th forcommencement of trial.
Maina’s son,Faisal, is also being arraigned in the same court on a separate but similarcharge. Faisal’s case is yet to be called as at the time of sending thisreport.
Theanti-graft agency is arraigning the former pension task team chairman on a12-count charge bordering on “money laundering, operating fictitious bankaccounts and fraud.
Thedevelopment is coming after Folashade Ogunbanjo, a judge, ordered the forfeitureof 23 property linked to him.
In samevein, another Abuja Court has ordered the EFCC to keep Faisal Maina in policecustody, pending the determination of the case before it.
Justice OkonAbang, who gave the order adjourned the matter until November 6th for trial.

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Court Rulling: NBC Has No Powers To Fine Broadcast Stations. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 11, 2023
Justice Omotosho also set aside the N500,000 thousand naira fines imposed on each of the 45 broadcast stations on March 1, Delivering the judgment, he described NBC’s act as being ultra vires.
He also held that NBC, not being a court of law, had no power to impose sanctions as punishment on broadcast stations.
While delivering judgement, He stated that the NBC Code, which gives the commission the power to impose sanctions, is in conflict with Section 6 of the Constitution which vested judicial power in the court of law.
He said the court would not sit idle and watch a body imposing fine arbitrarily without recourse to the law.
Justice Omotosho also said that the commission did not comply with the law when it sat as a complainant and at the same time, the court and the judge on its own matter.
The judge agreed that the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, being a subsidiary legislation that empowers an administrative body such as the NBC to enforce its provisions, cannot confer judicial powers on the commission to impose criminal sanctions or penalties such as fines.


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Kano Emirates: Court Reviews Defendants' List - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 16, 2019
A Kano High Court has struck out the Kano Government Printer as the ‘sixth defendant’ in a suit challenging the competence of the state government to create four new First Class Emirates.
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Justice Usman Na’abba struck out the name of the KanoGovernment Printer from the list of defendants at the instance of prayers bycounsel to the applicant, Suraj Sa,eda, SAN.
Na’abba then adjourned the matter until July 17, forhearing.
It was reported that on May 10, the Court through anapplication by Rabiu Gwarzo restrained Ganduje and all other respondents in thecase from appointing or recognising any purported emir.
Earlier, Counsel to the applicant, Suraj Sa’eda, SAN, urgedthe Court to strike out the sixth defendant from the suit, pointing out thatthe Kano State Emirs’ Appointment And Disposition Amendment Law, 2019 wascomplete. He said accusing the Kano Government printer on the law he printedhad no basis in law.
Counsel to the Speaker, Louis Mathew-Alozie, SAN, who didnot object, also prayed the Court to strike out the sixth defendant.


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Court Strikes Out Suit Against Confirmation Of Tanko As CJN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2019
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit challenging Justice Tanko Muhammad’s competence to hold the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo made his judgement on the grounds that Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation, who is the plaintiff, lacked the locus standi to institute the suit.
Justice Ekwo also held that the group does not have the power to engage in the public interest litigation which it claimed to be undertaking by filing the action.
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Headds that contrary to the claim of the plaintiff to be a non-governmentalorganisation, there is no legislation in Nigeria permitting the registration ofany group as such and no group registered under the Part C of the company couldengage in such litigation.
Justice Ekwo asks the National Assembly to emulate some Commonwealth countries like Uganda and Zimbabwe that have separate legislations on registration of the non-governmental organisation.
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Court Summons AGF, EFCC Over Ex-Gov Yari’s Property - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2019
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to appear before it over reported plans to seize the property of the immediate-past Governor of Zamfara, Abdul-Aziz Yari.
Justice Nkeonye Maha, who gave the order after listening to the arguments canvassed in a motion ex-parte by counsel to Yari, Mahmud Magaji, SAN, adjourned the matter until August 30.
The motion ex-parte was brought pursuant to section 46(1) and (3) of the 1999 Constitution and order 4 rule 3 and 4, of the fundamental rights rules 2009.
The AGF is the 1st respondent, while the EFCC is the 2nd respondent in the Suit.
Justice Maha equally ordered that the respondents be served with the court processes within 48 hours, before he adjourned further proceedings.


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Court Suspends Oshiomhole As APC Chairman - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 4, 2020
An Federal High Court in Jabi, Abuja has suspendedAdams Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC.
Justice Danlami Senchi, has ordered Oshiomhole tostep down pending the determination of the substantive suit seeking his perpetualremoval as the APC chairman.
There have been calls from sections of the APC forOshiomhole to resign and he was suspended by a faction of the Edo State chapterof the party last November.


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Court Verdict: Osun Government, PDP, APC, Resident Reacts - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 23, 2019
The Osun StateGovernment has expressed appreciation over the teeming support of the majorityof the people in all things essential for mutual progress despite the ruling ofthe Election Tribunal that pronounced Ademola Adeleke as having won thegovernorship election.
Also the State Chapterof the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has expressed delight at the victory ofits governorship candidate in the 2018 governorship election, who was yesterdaydeclared winner of the poll by the election tribunal sitting in Abuja.
The party’s Chairman,Soji Adagunodo said the victory was an act of God.
He said that he knewfrom the outset of the party’s struggle for the mandate that God Almighty woulddo justice and had done it.
Meanwhile, AllProgressives Congress, APC said it had rejected the verdict and would appealthe case.
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Court Verdict: Umahi Appeals Judgment Sacking Him And His Deputy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 9, 2022
According to a notice appeal filed on Wednesday, Umahi and his deputy
stated that the Federal High Court erred in its ruling and, therefore,
disagreed with the entire judgment which ordered their sack for
defecting to the APC from the PDP.
In the appeal document, Umahi and his deputy argued that the trial court
was virtually setting aside the Supreme Court’s decision in the case
involving the Attorney General of the Federation and former Vice
President Atiku Abubakar to the effect that there is no constitutional
provisions prohibiting president or vice and invariably the governor and
or deputy governor from defecting to another political party.
They averred that the trial court erred in law when it relied on sections
68 and 109 of the constitution in holding that having defected from the
PDP to the APC, he offended the provisions of the constitution and must
vacate his office.
They further submitted that there is no provision in the constitution that
states that a governor or deputy governor will vacate his office if he
defects from his political party to another political party.
They, therefore, asked the appellate court to set aside the judgement of
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COVI-19: FG Receives $311m Abacha Loot - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 5, 2020
The Federal Government has confirmed the receipt of 311 million dollars loot by the late military Head of State General Sani Abacha.
The loot was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
The Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, said the money is  repatriated from the U.S. and Jersey.
According to Malami, the amount increased significantly from over 308  million as stated in a press release in February to over 311 million because of the interest that accrued from February 3rd, to 28th April, , when the fund was transferred to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
According to the statement, the recovery effort further consolidates on the established record of the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari, which has a history of recovery of 322 million from Switzerland in 2018 that is being transparently and judiciously deployed in supporting indigent Nigerians as specified in the agreement signed with the Switzerland and the World Bank.


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COVID-19: 11,500 Poor Households Benefit From Un-Backed Recovery Project — Tallen - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 31, 2021
The project was supported by UN Women, UNAIDS, National Agency for the Control of AIDs NACA, religious and civil society organisations.
Tallen said that the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 exposed and substantially widened the gender inequalities, especially in developing countries, including Nigeria.
According to her, many women experienced job losses and various other challenges which led to loss of lives and livelihoods.
Also speaking, the UN Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Comfort Lamptey commended the coordinating role of Tallen in the project.


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Covid-19: 136 South Africans Evacuated From Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 13, 2020
136 SouthAfrica nationals were airlifted out of Nigeria through the Murtala MuhammedInternational Airport, Lagos.
This makesSouth Africa the ninth country to evacuate its citizens out of the country as aresult of the current coronavirus in Nigeria.
The SouthAfrica Airways flight conducted with Airbus, arrived Nigeria with 17passengers, including the crew members  already aboard.


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Covid-19: 15 Intending Pilgrims Test Positive, 77 Others Miss Flight - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 3, 2021
The State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this in a statement in Asaba.
He said that 77 other intending Christian pilgrims from the state, due to the delay in the release of the test results by the pilgrim authority, missed their flight.
According to Aniagwu, a total of 315 pilgrims from Delta were to be airlifted to Jordan from the Port Harcourt International Airport to perform their pilgrimage.
The commissioner, who flayed the decision of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission NCPC to centralise COVID-19 tests for intending pilgrims in the state, condemned the arrangement for causing pains to the travelers.
According to him, the centralised COVID-19 test, ordered by the NCPC, had caused untold hardship to intending pilgrims in the state.
He, however, apologized to the affected pilgrims for the inconveniences suffered as a result of the botched arrangement, while assuring that efforts are on to remedy the situation.

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Covid-19: 179 Discharged In Lagos, Italian Businessman Regains Freedom - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2020
The Italian businessman that broughtin coronavirus Covid-19 into Nigeria is expected to be discharged early nextweek for been clinically stable and much improved.
Also, the second confirmed case thatis a contact of the index case has also tested negative for the virus, cleared andwill soon be freed.
The Minister of Health OsagieEhanire, who announced the development in Abuja, added that a group of fourchildren and their teacher that flew into Lagos from the United States werealso quarantine on their arrival as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC was informed by US Centre for Disease Control, US-CDC that they had beenin the same space with a confirmed case.
He explained that tests have beenconducted on the children and their teacher and it came back negative for allof them.
The Minister reassured Nigeriansthat the Ministry is monitoring the global situation closely and also gettingadvice and guidance from World Health Organization, WHO as regards response.


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COVID-19: 18 Councils With 60% Of Cases For Lockdown - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 30, 2020
Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19 Control said precision lockdown will be slammed on 18 local government areas across the country where 60 per cent of COVID-19 cases have been found.
Chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha made this known at a news conference after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of the four-week gradual easing of lockdown.
He said 18 local governments have been identified out of the 774 local governments that are considered to be high burden with infection and account for 60 per cent of 24, 077 infections.
Read This: PTF Submits 4th Interim Report To President Buhari
Mustapha added that the state government and local authorities where the councils are located will administer the lockdown.
He said that the PTF will be forced to review some of the new measures should the pandemic continued to increase.


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Covid-19: 18 People Killed As Security Enforces Measures - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 17, 2020
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has reported that Nigeria security agents have killed about 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curtail coronavirus spread. It added that the death toll caused by the security operatives is more than the number of people killed by the coronavirus in Nigeria.
The Current figures from the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC says 12 people have died out of 407 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari declared a total lockdown in megacity Lagos, Ogun State and capital city Abuja since March 29, saying it will be enforced by security forces, including police and army, which has now sparked deadly confrontations in some states.
The Commission in a report released late on Wednesday, said it had received and documented 105 complaints of incidents of human rights violations perpetrated by security forces” in 24 of Nigeria’s 36 states and Abuja.
Police Spokesman Frank Mba while reacting to the report said the commission is too general in its allegations, noting that it ought to have been specific in the number of people killed by the police.


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COVID-19: 65 Fun Seekers Arrested In Lagos - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
April 29, 2020
By Hanan Ibrahim, Lagos
The operatives from Area G Command and Oko Oba Division arrested 65 suspects at 84 Park Hotel, Augusto Close, Oko Oba.
The suspects according to the spoke person of Lagos state police command DSP Bala Elkana  were arrested on 29/4/2020, for holding a birthday party and consuming some substances suspected to be hard/illicit drugs.
He said Some of the suspects were found in the swimming pool catching fun, in total neglect of the social distancing regulations and the lockdown order.
“The suspects who are within the range of 16 to 45 years, confessed to have left their various homes to the hotel in defiance to the sit at home order, the Manager of the hotel is equally arrested and the hotel is sealed off by the relevant agency of the State Government” he said.
DSP Bala Elkana Added that  Investigation is ongoing and the suspects will be charged to Court.
Also the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has calls on residents to continue to be law abiding.
He advises parents to monitor the activities of their children, especially during this lockdown period.
“Together we can stop the spread of COVID-19” he said.

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COVID-19: 91 New cases Reported - NCDC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 23, 2020
The Nigeria canter for disease control NCDC, has confirmed 91 new coronaviruse cases in 9 state in Nigeria.
The agency also expressed  their concerns on how the virus is speeding  every day.
Also Adamawa and Kwara state raised  alarm of COVID-19, as they records their first case with  1 person each, 74 in Lgos, 5 in Katsina, 4 in Ogun, 2 each in Edo and Delta, FCT and Uyo recorded 1 person each.
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COVID-19: AFEX, Others, To Implement FG’s Programme To Combat Food Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 24, 2020
The AFEX Chief Executive Officer, Ayodeji Balogun, made this known at the launch of the programme in Katsina.
He said the programme was meant to roll-out a structured plan to combat food insecurity in Nigeria.
He added that the measure was introduced to tackle the issue of food security, which had been further triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, the programme is targeted at over 2 million smallholder farmers spread across 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory FCT.
He added that COVID-19 had presented unusual shocks to the country’s food systems requiring adequate planning and response to ensure resilience and recovery.


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COVID-19 Battle: EU, UN Donate Essential Medical Supplies Worth $22m To Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 22, 2020
The United Nations, UN has delivered vital supplies worth 22 million dollars to the Federal Government to help the fight against coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Communication, Eliana Drakopoulos in a statement in Abuja, said the medical supplies were jointly delivered by the UN and European Union.
The shipment, along with others coming soon, are procured through the One UN COVID-19 Basket Fund with a significant contribution from the EU  and will be valued at more than 22 million dollars.
It added that the current shipment includes, among other items, 545 oxygen concentrators, more than 100,000 test kits, infrared digital no-touch thermometers and numerous personal protective equipment (PPEs), laboratory supplies.
Drakopoulos said others are emergency health kits that will boost the government’s efforts on COVID-19 response and care for those affected by the coronavirus.
She explained that the essential medical supplies will enhance the efforts of the frontline responders providing care and treatment to people affected by the virus.

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COVID-19: Bauchi Deputy Gov. Tests Positive - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 3, 2020
The Bauchi state  government has confirmed that Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus which has killed hundreds of people in the country thus far.
This was revealed in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Bauchi by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Bauchi State governor, Muhktar Gidado.
According to Gidado, the Deputy Governor was confirmed to have contracted the virus following a test carried out on him by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control when he exhibited noticeable symptoms of the disease.
Gidado read thus in detail; “This is to inform the public that His Excellency, Sen. Baba Tela, Deputy Governor of Bauchi State who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19 was confirmed positive for coronavirus.
“He contracted the disease while discharging his onerous responsibility as Chairman of the Committee.
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Covid-19: Buhari Sends Get-Well Message To President Ramaphosa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 14, 2021
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, President Buhari said his heart and prayers are with Ramaphosa of South Africa at this difficult moment of health challenge, and he pray for his speedy and full recovery.
President Buhari described Ramaphosa as a friend of Nigeria and an important partner in the joint continental efforts to tackle Africa’s social, economic and political difficulties.
The President particularly reminded Nigerians to disregard the allegation that the pandemic is a foreign creation to depopulate Africa and boost the financial interests of western pharmaceutical companies through vaccine production.
According to him, the lack of attention to medical advice and apathy are damaging to the government’s efforts to contain the spread of this deadly viral disease.
The president, therefore, advised Nigerians to come out fully and get vaccinated.

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Covid-19: CAF Postpones 2022 Africa Cup Of Nations Draw Over Logistical Reasons - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 22, 2021
The Continent’s Football governing body however, confirmed that a new date will be announced in the due course.
It was learnt that already 31 countries have qualified for the next year’s tournament in Cameroon and that one team still remains to qualify between Benin and Sierra Leone after their match was postponed for this month.
CAF said in a statement released that the request to reschedule the draw was made by the Cameroon Local Organizing Committee, LOC to the confederation.
In another development, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare has challenged the Super Falcons to raise their heads up in spite of the 2-4 defeat by the Banyana Banyana of South Africa at the just-concluded Aisha Buhari Cup. Dare gave the advice when he visited the team in the dressing room after a disappointing result against their arch rival, the South African team. The Minister also urged the Falcons to put their pieces together for the next challenge ahead of them.

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Covid-19: CAN Urges Christians To Open Food Banks To Alleviate Lockdown - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 16, 2020
The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN has called on Christian faithful open food banks in churches so that privileged individuals and groups can bring their contributions their to be distributed to those who have nothing to eat.
The call is contained in a statement by CAN chairman, Kaduna State chapter Reverend John Joseph Hayab.
He said that would make Christians truly be their brothers’ keepers at this trying moment when many in our midst hardly have something to eat or feed their families.
Hayab said the call is in obedience to scripture in Acts 4:32-35 where all the believers then were one in heart and mind, having everything in common and bringing from their blessings to the Church food bank so that there should be no one that is hungry.
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Covid-19: CBN Invites More Private Sector Donors - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 8, 2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has invited over 142 organisations and individuals to join other private sector contributors to the COVID-19 relief fund.
The fund is being used in fighting the COVID-19pandemic in Nigeria.
In a statement, CBN Director, CorporateCommunications, Isaac Okorafor, said Nigeria needs more contributors to therelief fund.


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Covid-19: Centre Confirmed Cases Rise To 276 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 9, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 22 new Coronavirus cases as at Wednesday. 15 were recorded in Lagos, four in the , FCT, two in Bauchi and one in Edo State. This brings the total number of cases to 276.
Read This: Covid-19: Katsina Government Lifts Suspension On Friday Prayers
As at 8 April, 44patients have been discharged and six deaths recorded.
So far, Lagos has 145; FCT – 54;Osun -20; Oyo – 11; Edo -12; Bauchi – eight; five each in Kaduna Akwa-Ibomstates; Ogun – 4; two each in Enugu, Ekiti, Rivers and Kwara states. Benue,Ondo, Delta and Katsina states have one each.
The Lagos Ministry of Healthannounced the death of a 66-year-old Briton, who travelled from India throughDubai to Lagos on March 17 making him the third COVID-19 patients to die in thestate.


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COVID-19 Centres Running Out Of Beds – FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 8, 2020
The Federal Government says coronavirus isolation and treatment centres in the country are running out of bed spaces.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, revealed this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja.
While delivering his address, Mustapha said efforts were being intensified to monitor the level of compliance of the Federal Government advisories and guidelines regarding the phased ease of lockdown in the country.
Some States Don’t Need Covid-19 Labs — NCDC
He said the Task Force met with heads of security agencies and asked them to ensure strict enforcement of the inter-state travel restrictions as part of efforts to curb the community transmission of the pandemic.


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COVID-19: Chinese Medics Test Negative - Osagie - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 29, 2020
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire said the 15-member medical team from China have tested negative to Coronavirus.
The Chinese who were tested after completing their compulsory 14-day quarantine have all tested negative for coronavirus COVID-19.
The Chinese medics will be providing technical support to Nigeria in its fight against COVID-19, and sharing experiential strategies of how their country curtailed the spread of the virus.
Ehanire said a committee of experts headed by Oyewale Tomori, a virologist and the other members will soon be sworn in.
Concerning the 40 health workers that are in quarantine for testing positive for COVID-19, the minister did not give any update but urged frontline health workers to always use their personal protective equipment PPE when carrying out their duties.


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Covid-19 Crisis: FG Cautions States Relaxing Restriction Protocols - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 11, 2020
The Federal Government has cautioned states that are relaxing restrictions rules, stressing that it may reverse the gains recorded against the coronavirus so far.
The caution followed the reductionof the steps against COVID-19 spread in some states, to allow the residents tocelebrate Easter as well as for Friday’s Ju’mat service.
The National Coordinator of thePresidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, who briefed reporters inAbuja, appealed to state Governors to be on the same page with the federalgovernment.
Aliyu, while decrying the steps ofsome state governments to relax the measures earlier put in place to curtailthe spread of coronavirus, noted that some states have started lifting the banor relaxing containment procedures and this is really not the right time to doso partly because the country still have an ongoing pandemic which is global.
Aliyu reiterated that the pandemicis not just about Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun, adding that Nigerians and theirleaders have various roles to play to win the fight against COVID-19 in the country.


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Covid-19 Cure: Science & Tech Ministry Inaugurates C’tee For Remedy Using Herbs, Natural Compounds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 6
September 15, 2020
As part of solutions to find a home-grown solution for COVID-19 infection, the minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has inaugurated a Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Herbal Remedies and Natural Compounds.
The Committee is made up of eminent scientists and Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science to authenticate claims by Researchers/Scientists/Traditional Medicine Practitioners.

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COVID-19 Debts: World Bank Approves $114.28m For Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 8, 2020
According to a statement from the Bank, the amount includes 100 million dollars credit from the International Development Association, IDA and 14.28 million dollars grant from the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility.
It explained that the Federal Government would provide grants to thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT through the COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (CoPREP).
The statement added that the project would serve as immediate support to break the chain of COVID-19 local transmission and limit the spread of coronavirus through containment and mitigation strategies.
Also, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria Shubham Chaudhuri said Nigeria has ramped up its efforts to contain the COVID -19 outbreak, but more needs to be done at the state level, which are at the frontline of the response.
He also added that the project would finance federal procurements of medical equipment, laboratory tests and medicines to be distributed to the states based on their needs.


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COVID-19 Donations: Court Okays Suit Against CBN - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
December 1, 2020
Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the order following an ex parte application moved by the two applicants’ counsel, Joel Ekong, on Monday.
The applicants noted in their ex parte application filed on November 3, 2020 that it was reported that about N15bn in monetary contributions is currently in the account set up under the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) and domiciled with the respondent.
They, however, stated that they were seriously concerned that despite the donations, the larger proportion of Nigerians, including the poorest and the most vulnerable people, have not benefited up till now from the Federal Government and private sectors announced palliatives, donations, cash payments, cash transfers and other benefits.
In his ruling, the judge ordered the applicants to file their substantive suit within seven days and serve it on the CBN within seven days after the filing.

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Covid-19: ECOWAS Recommends Gradual Re-Opening Of Regional Borders - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 19, 2020
The ECOWAS Ministerial Coordination Committee on Transport, Logistics and Trade has suggested a harmonised and gradual reopening of land, air and sea borders for restoring cross border economic activities.
The recommendation was made known in a joint communiqué following a ministerial coordination meeting in Abuja, by the Directorate of communications, ECOWAS Commission.
The Committee also endorsed slow reopening of the borders especially for movement of humanitarian personnel, medical supplies and equipment and essential goods in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. It also held that the reopening had become imperative in view of the need to revive the economies of ECOWAS member countries.
Read This: Border Closure: Customs Says No Date Yet To Re-open
It said recommendations were adopted for submission to the Co-Chairpersons of the ad-hoc Ministerial Committee, and Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou.
The Aviation Minister and ECOWAS Commission’s President were expected to submit the recommendations to President Muhammadu Buhari who is a champion of the regional COVID-19 response.


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COVID-19: Edo Tops As Nigeria Records 556 New Cases - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 20, 2020
Nigeria recorded 556 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday,  NCDC said.
However, unlike recent days, Edo State recorded the highest number of new cases, closely followed by Lagos.
According to the health agency, 11 deaths were also recorded, bringing the fatality from the virus to 789.
There has been an increase in infections since Nigeria eased its total lockdown in early May. The country has recorded a daily average of around 500 new cases over the past one week.
The total number of people who have contracted the virus in Nigeria has now risen to 36,663 cases out of which 15,105 cases have been discharged after treatment.
The NCDC also provided details of the new cases, which show Edo State recording the highest with 104 new cases, followed by Lagos with 97 and the FCT with 70.
Lagos remains the epicenter of the disease with a total tally of 13, 438 infections and 176 deaths.
The 556 new cases are reported from 18 states – Edo (104), Lagos(97), FCT(70), Benue(66), Oyo(61), Kaduna(38), Plateau(28), Osun(19), Akwa Ibom(14), Rivers(13), Katsina(13), Ondo(13), Ogun(6), Kano(5), Nasarawa(4), Gombe(2), Ekiti(2), Borno(1).


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COVID-19: El-Zakzaky’s Wife Not Infected Says Nigerian Correctional Service - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
January 23, 2021
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna State Command, Daniel Wadai, who insisted that there is no report of any COVID-19 infection in any of their facilities as all inmates are safe and well-protected.
It added that all custodial centres in the state had put a hold on new admission of inmates in March until adequate arrangements had been made to secure each facilities.
The statement further said that the Controller of Corrections in charge of the State Command appreciates members of the public for their understanding and support in ensuring that the virus does not spread to our facilities.

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Covid-19: EU Begins Vaccination To Defeat Pandemic - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
December 29, 2020
The jab is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many.
The numbers vaccinated in the initial days with the Pfizer-BioNTech jab are largely symbolic and it will be months before enough are protected to envisage a return to normal from the pandemic that has killed 1.76 million people worldwide since emerging in China late last year.

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Covid-19: Experts Back Buhari On Lockdown Extension - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 14, 2020
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown imposed on the Federal CapitalTerritory, FCT, Lagos and Ogun States.
In a nationwide broadcast, Buharicited briefings and report from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 led bythe Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, as reasons forextending the restriction by 14 days.
However, the decision to lengthenthe restriction has attracted applause by health experts and professionals,while some residents of the FCT, Lagos and Ogun kicked against it.
Also among the experts thatsupported the President’s decision, some however said while they expected therestriction extended to other states that recorded coronavirus cases, they alsoquestioned the achievements recorded in the last two weeks in respect to usingthe lockdown period to test more people and stem spread.
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Covid-19: Experts Call For Research On Local Remedies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 22, 2022
It was reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country had been on the rise since July 2022.
Director-General of the Nigerian Institute Of Medical Research NIMR, Babatunde Salako, who spoke on this development said that continuous research on local remedies and surveillance should be of top priority.
He urged Nigerians to continue to adhere to all precautionary measures given by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC to curb the spread of the virus.